This is funny. Apparently, I made the AMMC head honcho’s meeting’s “inspirational stories” list. Every meeting, the heads of each department get together and share inspirational stories from the previous time period. I was OBs inspirational story this week. A mother of twins who is constantly at the hospital assuming all care for her preemies—tube feeding one while bottle feeding the other…
What mother would do any different? I am just blessed enough to have the opportunity to be here with Kynan and Kaci all the time.
Last night, Heath gave me the night off and he stayed with the babies at the hospital. This morning, I got a great piece of news!
Notice anything?
That’s right!! No more feeding tubes! Yesterday we got permission to bottle feed each baby for each feeding. They are both doing so well, they got their NG tubes removed this morning. Kynan has a very handsome face. Now if only Kaci would agree to breath without the oxygen cannula. Hmmmm.
Each baby is still hooked up to heart and pulse ox monitors, but one less tube is one less tube and I am happy!
My night off was nice. I snuggled with Kalyn and Keali—who by the way don’t seem to care that I have a huge scar on my stomach and being kicked there doesn’t feel so great. Keali woke up in the middle of the night (I had moved her way over to Heath’s side so I could get some sleep) and said, “I want to snuggle you Mommy!” I couldn’t say no to my precious Keali- Pooh, so I didn’t sleep too well. Just being home though for a little while is so rejuvenating.
I got up early this morning and got the girls off to school. It is hard to go through the same normal motions I did before the babies were born. It’s difficult because I don’t know what normal is anymore. Normal changes when you have a new baby…any mother or father will tell you that. I just don’t know what normal for us now is. It will take time to discover—but I am eager to get started. I just can’t start until we get the babies home. The doctor is thinking next Monday or Tuesday if things continue to go well.
The pediatrician doesn’t want to send Kaci home with oxygen, though I am okay with it. I just want to get both of the kids home. We will have to take them home with apnea monitors even though they have never had apnea. Apparently we can’t just go cold turkey on monitors. It might “stress” the babies too much. That was sarcasm. Given their way, I don’t think the doctors would ever let the babies come home. They are bound and determined to keep them here. The nurses too. The head nurse said yesterday, “you are getting so big, soon we will have to say goodbye to you and send you home!” I said, “I hope so”!” Then she got a bit teary eyed and said, “but we just get so attached to them.” Back off lady. They are my babies and I WILL be taking them home as soon as possible.
Still, we have gotten very good care for our babies and even though things haven’t exactly gone our way all the time, we have had a good experience. I can’t say that I’ll miss the ‘security’ of the hospital though. I’m ready to be HOME!
I have to admit that taking this video was terrifying for me. Watch it and you’ll understand why.
2 comments:
Wow!! when you said rocking you really meant it!
I was ready to catch him all the way from this end of the world!!
Isn't it silly? how fragile we think they are?
I am glad things are moving along. I do hope and pray that you take them home soon.
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What wonderful news!!! It's one step closer to having them home. I was amazed by the picture of you holding the twins in one arm at the same time. That will soon be gone. It's sooo good to hear that they are growing stronger and more independent in the things we take for granted.
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